February 9, 2016
Institutional Research
Math Placement following Cut-Score and Advising Zone Changes
Math Placement by Year
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
2011
MATH-372
MATH-376
MATH-380
MATH-120
Transfer-level
5%
35%
27%
11%
22%
2012
9%
29%
27%
12%
23%
2013
15%
25%
25%
13%
22%
2014
19%
21%
20%
16%
25%
0%
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Each year includes all students who received a placement between June 12 of the identified year and January 21
of the following year. For example, 2014 percentages include placements from June 12, 2014 to Jan 21, 2015.

Approximately 1,500 students received placement during this time-frame each year.

Changes to math cut scores and to the multiple measures/advising zones were made after the 2013 timeframe
but before the 2014 timeframe.

Placements reflect the student’s placement following multiple measures. However, we are unable to compare
the number of students who placed higher because of multiple measures across years because the multiple
measures code was used to code a variety of non-standard placements. This has been corrected this year so that
multiple measures adjustments have their own code for tracking.

Because of the inability to track multiple measures in past years, it is unclear if increases in students placing into
MATH-120 and transfer-level math in 2014 are due to changes in cut scores or the use of multiple measures.